Does the title to this article sound like what Bill Clinton once said
"That depends on what the definition of the word 'is' is.
Spooky
isn't anyone else a bit miffed at this?
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Time to Face the Music
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Is it just me, or is anyone else kinda pissed off that they're making a comparison to benign computer geeks swapping music over the internet to looters, theieves and murderers in Baghdad?
This is just my 2 cents on the whole song swapping thing, but I have about 5,000 songs on mp3, most of which are from albums I don't own. Although I'm far from saying the whole thing is ethical (a different bag of worms entirely), I think it's far from illegal.
Although I do have an extensive collection of mp3s, all of varying genres, I also have quite a CD collection. Most of the songs that I download as mp3s are of songs from albums that I would have never purchased. Although I like these artists and their music, I don't necessarily like them well enough to actually purchase their products.
With all that said, I would like to know then how I am stealing from the RIAA? If mpeg layer 3 audio had never been developed, and I had never downloaded those 5,000 some odd songs that I currently have, the record industry would not have seen any more money from my pocket. In fact, if anything they would have seen less. Mpeg layer 3 audio has actually introduced me to a number of artists to which I would have never otherwise listened, if I hadn't downloaded their songs first. That led me to purchase their album!
So, could someone please explain to me how I'm looting and pillaging?
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Does the title to this article sound like what Bill Clinton once said
"That depends on what the definition of the word 'is' is.
Spooky
Is it just me, or is anyone else kinda pissed off that they're making a comparison to benign computer geeks swapping music over the internet to looters, theieves and murderers in Baghdad?
This is just my 2 cents on the whole song swapping thing, but I have about 5,000 songs on mp3, most of which are from albums I don't own. Although I'm far from saying the whole thing is ethical (a different bag of worms entirely), I think it's far from illegal.
Although I do have an extensive collection of mp3s, all of varying genres, I also have quite a CD collection. Most of the songs that I download as mp3s are of songs from albums that I would have never purchased. Although I like these artists and their music, I don't necessarily like them well enough to actually purchase their products.
With all that said, I would like to know then how I am stealing from the RIAA? If mpeg layer 3 audio had never been developed, and I had never downloaded those 5,000 some odd songs that I currently have, the record industry would not have seen any more money from my pocket. In fact, if anything they would have seen less. Mpeg layer 3 audio has actually introduced me to a number of artists to which I would have never otherwise listened, if I hadn't downloaded their songs first. That led me to purchase their album!
So, could someone please explain to me how I'm looting and pillaging?
Well, at least I don't own an SUV.